CMC Holiday Bash

Good Morning,

Are you ready to kick off the month with lots of fun and goodies? If you said yes, then you are at the right place!

Starting today December 7th the CMC Classroom will have its annual month-long Holiday Bash Celebration! Nothing more fun then having some fun challenges, games and prizes to start the season off right!? I hope you will find time to stop in and look around, join in and just have some fun. The Holiday Bash is really my way of THANKING ALL OF YOU for your continued support, friendship and patronage to the Classroom. So a lot of fun and a way to WIN SOME HUGE prizes from our sponsor!

Details:

*Starts today Dec. 7th with a Holiday Blog Hop featuring projects by the CMC DT to kick off the month-long CMC Challenge!! And another way for you to win if you hop along!

*Every week will be a NEW Challenge and Prize...think scavenger hunts, puzzles, games!

*Charity Raffle - I'm giving away a NEW Silhouette Cameo machine to a lucky someone! How can you win it? Everytime you participate in a challenge during the month you get an entry for it. Also for every $3 you donate to the Charity (TBA) you get an entry. Every year I pick a different Charity to help...so far we've raised $3200 over the years..and to me the season is all about GIVING so that's why I always include this.

If you arrived from Andi 's blog then you are on the right track. "Don't forget to leave a comment on everyone's blog for a chance to win a prize!"  

Ski Edwin with Snowflakes was colored with Copic Markers E000, E00, R20, E31, YR20, YR21, C1, C3, C5, Y00, Y11, Y13, Y15, R22, R24. I use Snowwriter and Martha Stewart fine white glitter to create the fur and pom pom on his hat. I also used this plus perfect pearls to create the snowflakes in the background. The black, gold, silver paper is handmade I bought it last year at a specialty store and thought this was the perfect paper for the challenge -Metallics. I used Memory Box dies Frosty Border, Crystal Snowflake, Frostyville Border.

A closer view:

Here is a list of the DT girls in the blog hop order. 

Suzanne

Tina

Jenn

Linda

Andi

Karen

Anary

Marti

Mel

Julie

Katie Tate - Guest DT

Marie

Shelby

Michele

Brooke

Patricia

And now hop on over to  Anary blog to see what she has in store for you!

Click here for my 12 days of Christmas blog candy.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Simon Says - Snowflakes

Simply Magnolia - Tis the Season

3rd Day of Christmas

Good Morning,

Here is a simple Christmas card I made using Tim Holtz embossing folder and snowman die. The sentiment is from Memory Box.

I have some exciting news I made the DT for Forever Friends. I was thrilled when Diane contacted me and asked me to join their team. I said yes and my first project will be posted on December 10th. Please stop by and visit.


On the third day of Christmas my true love gave to me "Coco with Present".

Click on the photo below to take you to link for day 1.

On the first day of Christmas my True love gave to me "Paradise Bird in a Paradise Tree and one Copic Marker (B93)!

Click on Photo to sign up for day 2!

On the second day of Christmas my True love gave to me "two flower packets"

Each day you may link up for a different Christmas Candy!


If you would like to be in the draw for my "12 Days of Christmas" please:

1. Post a photo in the sidebar of your blog
2. Add your name to Mr Linky at the end of this post
3. If you are not already; become a follower of my blog

The candy will be drawn when I reach 110 followers. If I reach 110 before the 12 days ends the candy will be drawn for each day on the 16th of December.

I hope you will join in the fun. Thanks for stopping by!

Karen

2nd Day of Christmas

Happy Monday!

Welcome to the second day of Christmas blog candy! I hope you all had wonderful weekend! Below I have added the first so if you haven't linked up to day one you can do so now!

On the second day of Christmas my True love gave to me "two flower packets"

Click on the photo below to take you to link for day 1.

On the first day of Christmas my True love gave to me "Paradise Bird in a Paradise Tree and one Copic Marker (B93)!

Each day you may link up for a different Christmas Candy!

If you would like to be in the draw for my "12 Days of Christmas" please:

1. Post a photo in the sidebar of your blog
2. Add your name to Mr Linky at the end of this post
3. If you are not already; become a follower of my blog

The candy will be drawn when I reach 110 followers. If I reach 110 before the 12 days ends the candy will be drawn for each day on the 16th of December.

I hope you will join in the fun. Thanks for stopping by!

Karen

Interactive Holiday Tag

Good Afternoon,

Today I have made a Christmas Tag which is also a goodie holder. I love this stamp and is so appropriate for my youngest son who is now working at Snow Valley in Idaho. He is a wonderful man who is so encouraging and supportive to me! He is one of my biggest fans. I miss him very much.

I decided to make this fun tag for him and of course it will contain some special gift. I used this chipboard mitten and on the back attached an envelope with a small tag. The envelope can hold cash, check or a gift card. The small tag is a pull out and I have attached some twine to make it easier to pull.

A closer view of Edwin:

The back of the tag which is interactive:

Here are the items I used to create my tag:

Magnolia Stamp - Ski Edwin with Snowflakes
Memory Box Dies - Frosty Border & Crystal Snowflake
Martha Stewart Snowflake Punch
Spellbinders - Labels #1
Misc. Paper from my stash
Copic Markers - - Face E000, E00, R01 ; Clothes B90, B93, B96; Boots C1, C3, C5; Skis E41, E43, E44; Hair E31, Y20, Y21
Tim Holtz - Token
Ribbon, Twine
Distress Ink -Evergreen Boughs
Sentiments - Memory Box & Amuse
Fine Glitter
Snow Writer

I am entering this in the following challenges:
Magnolia-licious Highlites - Holiday Blog Hop - Interactive Holiday Tags
Hooked on Crafts - Challenge 57 Christmas
Tilda's Town - Challenge #29 Celebrate Christmas
Pixie Dust Studio - Winter Holiday Creations


P.S. Don't miss out on my "12 Days of Christmas" Blog Candy

Exciting News & Special Blog Candy Giveaway

Happy December 1st,

I hope you all had a wonderful week! My week was amazing and so many exciting things have happened so I decided to share some festive fun with all of you.

Coloring is so relaxing for me and a joy. About year and a half  ago I took one of Suzanne Dean's Color Me Creative Classroom on the road classes in Connecticut. Since that class I have been hooked on Copics. I am so honored and excited that I have been invited to join Suzanne's CMC DT! My official start date is January 4th but CMC is having a Holiday Bash throughout December that I will be joining in for the festivities. I hope you will join us for some fun and fabulous prizes!

In celebration of my exciting news and more to follow in the coming days I would like to offer the following "Christmas Candy Celebration". I wanted to do something a little different and fun for all my followers and new followers. So yesterday it finally came to me as I was getting ready for work. Songs for some reason just pop into my head. And well the song the "12 days of Christmas" was the song of the day. So yes, for 12 days I will be offering different candy. I will not post for the next two Sundays. So please tell all your friends and I hope you will join in the fun as we celebrate the "12 days of Christmas together!

On the first day of Christmas my True love gave to me "Paradise Bird in a Paradise Tree and one Copic Marker (B93)!

Each day you may link up for a different Christmas Candy!

If you would like to be in the draw for my "12 Days of Christmas" please:

1. Post a photo in the sidebar of your blog

2. Add your name to Mr Linky at the end of this post

3. If you are not already; become a follower of my blog

The candy will be drawn when I reach 110 followers. If I reach 110 before the 12 days ends the candy will be drawn for each day on the 16th of December.

I hope you will join in the fun. Thanks for stopping by!

Karen

An Old Fashioned Christmas Tilda Style

I hope if you celebrated Thanksgiving that you had a wonderful holiday. I had a wonderful weekend but I ate too much.

Today is my last post as a guest designer for 7 Kids College Fund. I hope my project inspires you to create a Christmas project.  It took me quite some time to get this project together. And sorry about the pictures I took a lot but couldn't quite get them to look they way I wanted.

You can find the following products over at 7 Kids College Fund:
Graphic 45 - Christmas Emporium & Place in Time Paper
Authentique Paper - Peaceful
Echo Park Paper - A Very Merry Christmas
Cryogen Paper
Magnolia Stamps - Snowy Tilda & Christmas Tilda with Cat
Distress Ink - Gathered Twigs
Copic Markers

Here are a couple of closer views:

I am entering this project in the following challenges:
Totally Tilda - Challenge #60 A Christmas Recipe
Tilda's Town - Challenge #28 Anything Goes
Forever Friends - Fortnightly Challenge #50 Glitter and Sparkle
Lovely hAnglar  or Sweet Magnolia - #57 Winter Wonderland
Tammy's Scrapin Corner - #38 Let it Snow

Nurse Lili is Ready for Christmas

Happy Wednesday,

Are you having a good week? I am working on my Christmas shopping, how about you? I can't believe Christmas is in a few weeks. Here is another non-traditional Christmas ornament that I made.
Nurse Lili seemed perfect for this hot pink stocking! Head on over to Inky Impressions blog and join us for this weeks challenge pastel or vintage holiday.

Here are the items I used to create my ornament:
Inky Impressions Stamp - Nurse Lili
Copic Markers
Memory Box Sentiment Stamp
Pink Glittery Tulle
Marianne Snowflake Die
Memory Box -Crystal Snowflake
Bling
Misc. Embellishments
Stocking was from Michaels

I am entering this ornament in the following challenges:
Tuesday Alchemy - Anything Goes
Forever Friends Monthly - Anything Goes
Make it Monday - #117 with Dr. Digi's House of Stamps

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